Removal and installation
1. Disconnect the ground wire from the battery and remove the instrument panel (see chapter "Electrical equipment").
2. Remove the steering wheel (see chapter "Steering").
3. Remove the heater and ventilation control knobs.
4. Remove the heater control unit trim.
5. Remove the decorative plug from the radio installation slot. If the radio is installed, remove its front panel, control knobs and the radio itself.
6. Remove the switches and indicator lights from the instrument panel by releasing the clips and pulling them forward (see chapter "Electrical equipment").
7. Remove the storage shelves from under the dashboard on the driver and passenger sides - to do this, unscrew the self-tapping mounting screws (figure R:27), tilt the shelf down and pull it out.
8. Remove the lower instrument panel mounting screws (A, figure P:28).
9. Press the latches of the lower cover of the instrument panel (B, figure P:28) and pull out the guides.
10. Remove the three screws securing the lower part of the center console and remove the console from the gear shift lever.
11 Remove the four screws securing the heater control unit (figure R:29), which simultaneously hold the upper part of the center console Remove the center console.
12. Open the glove compartment and remove the two screws in the side window.
13. From inside the panel, unscrew the screw securing the instrument panel bracket to the front bulkhead.
14. Unscrew the four screws (two on each side), securing the instrument panel to the side brackets.
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15. Pull the instrument panel into the passenger compartment, releasing it from the spring clips, and remove it from the vehicle.
16. Install the instrument panel in the reverse order. Pay attention to the correct installation of the instrument panel and speedometer cable. Check the operation of the heater control unit.
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